Netherlands at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of the Netherlands
IOC code	NED
NOC	Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation
Website	www.nocnsf.nl/en
inMilan andCortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors	39 (20 men and 19 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearers	Jens van 't Wout (Milano) Kimberley Bos (Cortina d'Ampezzo)[1]
Officials	Carl Verheijen, Head of mission
Medals Ranked 3rd	Gold 6 Silver 5 Bronze 1 Total 12
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TheNetherlands will compete at the2026 Winter Olympics inMilan andCortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Suzanne Schulting is selected for both speed skating and short-track speed skating, so the total is one lower than the sum.

The following Dutch competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names arebolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Jutta Leerdam Speed skating Women's 1000 metres 9 February  Gold Xandra Velzeboer Short-track speed skating Women's 500 metres 12 February  Gold Jens van 't Wout Short-track speed skating Men's 1000 metres 12 February  Gold Jens van 't Wout Short-track speed skating Men's 1500 metres 14 February  Gold Femke Kok Speed skating Women's 500 metres 15 February  Gold Xandra Velzeboer Short-track speed skating Women's 1000 metres 16 February  Silver Femke Kok Speed skating Women's 1000 metres 9 February  Silver Jenning de Boo Speed skating Men's 1000 metres 11 February  Silver Merel Conijn Speed skating Women's 5000 metres 12 February  Silver Jenning de Boo Speed skating Men's 500 metres 14 February  Silver Jutta Leerdam Speed skating Women's 500 metres 15 February  Bronze Jorrit Bergsma Speed skating Men's 10,000 metres 13 February

Medals by date Day Date Total 3 9 February 1 1 0 2 5 11 February 0 1 0 1 6 12 February 2 1 0 3 7 13 February 0 0 1 1 8 14 February 1 1 0 2 9 15 February 1 1 0 2 10 16 February 1 0 0 1 Total 6 5 1 12 Medals by sport Sport Total Short-track speed skating 4 0 0 4 Speed skating 2 5 1 8 Total 6 5 1 12 Medals by gender Gender Total Female 4 3 0 7 Male 2 2 1 5 Mixed 0 0 0 0 Total 6 5 1 12 Multiple medalists Name Sport Total Jens van 't Wout Short-track speed skating 2 0 0 2 Xandra Velzeboer 2 0 0 2 Jutta Leerdam Speed skating 1 1 0 2 Femke Kok 1 1 0 2 Jenning de Boo 0 2 0 2

The Netherlands qualified two sleds (two-man and four-man).^[2]

In the2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, the Netherlands secured one quota in each of the pair skating.^[3]

The Netherlands qualified the maximum team size of ten short-track speed skaters (five per gender) after the conclusion of the2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour.^[4] Nine athletes were confirmed after the Dutch championships,^[5] the tenth one,Ithak de Laat was announced on 20 January 2026 as it became clear thatDaan Kos hasn't properly recovered from injury.^[5] Coached byNiels Kerstholt, the following athletes will represent the Netherlands:

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Teun Boer	500 m	52.425	2Q
Jens van 't Wout		40.567	1Q
Melle van 't Wout		40.809	1Q
Teun Boer	1000 m	1:24.395	3q	1:26.638	3ADV	1:24.209	4FB	1:27.267	7
Jens van 't Wout		1:25.237	1Q	1:15.199	1Q	1:24.664	2FA	1:24.537
Itzhak de Laat	1500 m	—N/a		2:12.974	5	Did not advance
Friso Emons				2:16,07	PEN	Did not advance
Jens van 't Wout				2:20.657	1Q	2:14.988	1FA	2:12.21
Teun Boer Itzhak de Laat Friso Emons Jens van 't Wout Melle van 't Wout (reserve)	5000 m relay	—N/a				6:52.751	2FA

Qualification legend:Q - Qualify based on position in heat;q - Qualify based on time in field;FA - Qualify to medal final;ADV A - Advanced to medal final on referee decision;FB - Qualify to consolation final
* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Selma Poutsma	500 m	42.629	1Q	42.234	3q	41.760	3FA	42.491	4
Michelle Velzeboer		42.598	1Q	42.417	2Q	1:27.632	5FB	1:05.774	8
Xandra Velzeboer		42.417	1Q	41.583OR	1Q	41.399WR	1FA	41.609
Selma Poutsma	1000 m	1:53.774	4	Did not advance
Michelle Velzeboer		1:29.730	2Q	1:28.686	3	Did not advance
Xandra Velzeboer		1:27.816	1Q	1:28.986	1Q	1:29.514	1FA	1:28.437
Suzanne Schulting	1500 m	—N/a
Michelle Velzeboer
Xandra Velzeboer
Zoë Deltrap Selma Poutsma Suzanne Schulting (reserve) Michelle Velzeboer Xandra Velzeboer	3000 m relay	—N/a				4:06.29	1FA

Qualification legend:Q - Qualify based on position in heat;q - Qualify based on time in field;FA - Qualify to medal final;FB - Qualify to consolation final;ADV - Advanced on referee decision

Mixed

Qualification legend:Q - Qualify based on position in heat;q - Qualify based on time in field;FA - Qualify to medal final;FB - Qualify to consolation final
* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.

The Netherlands qualified one female skeleton racer.^[6]

Alpine

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Michelle Dekker	Women's parallel giant slalom	1:33.63	8Q	Payer (AUT) L +0.13	Did not advance

Cross

Park & Pipe

The Netherlands qualified eighteen speed skaters (nine per gender) through performances at the2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup.^[7] The Dutch Olympic Committee selected the maximum allowed delegation of nine men and nine women, largely based on the results of the Olympic qualification tournament, held in December 2025.^[8]

Men

Athlete	Event	Race
		Time	Rank
Jorrit Bergsma	10,000 m	12:40.48
Jenning de Boo	500 m	33.88
	1000 m	1:06.78
Marcel Bosker	5000 m	6:17.47	11
Stijn van de Bunt	5000 m	6:12.94	9
	10,000 m	12:45.75	5
Sebas Diniz	500 m	34.461	5
Chris Huizinga	5000 m	6:11.58	7
Kjeld Nuis	1000 m	1:07.65	6
	1500 m
Tijmen Snel	1500 m
Joep Wennemars	500 m	34.89	21
	1000 m	1:07.58	5
	1500 m

Women

Athlete	Event	Race
		Time	Rank
Joy Beune	3000 m	3:58.12	4
Anna Boersma	500 m	38.013	15
Merel Conijn	3000 m	4:01.65	9
	5000 m	6:46.28
Marijke Groenewoud	1500 m
	3000 m	4:01.35	8
	5000 m	6:58.33	7
Femke Kok	500 m	36.49OR
	1000 m	1:12.59
	1500 m
Jutta Leerdam	500 m	37.15
	1000 m	1:12.31OR
Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong	1500 m
Suzanne Schulting	1000 m	1:15.46	8

Mass start

Team pursuit

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank	Opposition Time	Rank
Marcel Bosker Stijn van der Bunt Chris Huizinga	Men's	3:41.85	4Q	Italy
Marijke Groenewoud Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong Joy Beune	Women's	2:55.65	3Q	Japan

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